Anchor Phenomenon: Exploring Hindenburg Explosion
LESSON OBJECTIVES
In this lesson, students will:
- Develop and compare two arguments about the cause of a phenomenon that may have more than one cause related to different substances involved in the phenomenon.
- Ask questions that arise from careful observation of a system to clarify and/or seek additional information about the cause or causes of a phenomenon such as the chemical reactions between the substances that reacted during the Hindenburg explosion.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
During this lesson, students will be working toward the following performance expectations:
MS-PS1-2 – Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
MS-PS1-3 – Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
3-DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
PS1.B-M1: Chemical Reactions
Substances react chemically in characteristic ways. In a chemical process, the atoms that make up the original substances are regrouped into different molecules, and these new substances have different properties from those of the reactants.
Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Ask questions that arise from careful observation of phenomena, models, or unexpected results to clarify and/or seek additional information.
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Compare and critique two arguments on the same topic and analyze whether they emphasize similar or different evidence and/or interpretations of facts.
Cause and Effect
Phenomena may have more than one cause, and some cause-and-effect relationships in systems can only be described using probability.
8/9
DRIVING QUESTION
What caused the Hindenburg to explode? Due 8/14
Lesson 1: Anchor Phenomenon: Exploring the Hindenburg Explosion Due 8/14
*** link to the correct video
8/14
ACTIVITY 2 Inside an Airship – Assignment Due 8/21
8/21
ACTIVITY 3 Hydrogen vs. Helium vs. Air Due 8/23
8/23
ACTIVITY 4 Hands-On Investigation: What Is in the Air? Due 8/25
8/25
ACTIVITY 5 Hydrogen Burning Due 8/28
8/28
Molecule Simulation Website – Click Single – Draw and color each molecule Due 8/30
h20
02
H2
CO2
N2
8/30
ACTIVITY 7 Modeling Molecules
CPK color assignments include:
hydrogen (H) | white | |
carbon (C) | black | |
nitrogen (N) | blue | |
oxygen (O) | red | |
fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl) | green | |
bromine (Br) | dark red | |
iodine (I) | dark violet | |
noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe) | cyan | |
phosphorus (P) | orange | |
sulfur (S) | yellow | |
boron (B), most transition metals | beige | |
alkali metals (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr) | violet | |
alkaline earth metals (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra) | dark green | |
titanium (Ti) | grey | |
iron (Fe) | dark orange | |
other elements | pink |
9/1
ACTIVITY 7.5 GoReact Worksheet
9/6
Periodic Table of Elements
Research & write about one element. Due 9/8
Test – Fri 9/15
9/8
ACTIVITY 8 – Properties of Elements
Interactive periodic table
ACTIVITY 9 Atomic Structure

9/13
Relationships in Ecosystem
10/20
Machine Learning worksheet
10/23
Investigative Phenomena Video
Investigative Phenomena – Assignment
10/25
Accessing Prior Knowledge
Graphic Organizer Friends and Foes
10/27
Draw Food Chain
10/30
In More Than One Relationship – Assignment
Finding My Ecosystem Buddy – Assignment
Finding My Ecosystem Buddy Invitation Cards
Finding My Ecosystem Buddy Claim-Evidence-Reasoning – Assignment